Results of Stanley Milgram's study on obedience showed that ________
a. about two-thirds of the subjects stopped delivering shocks when the learner first demanded to be free.
b. about two-thirds of the subjects, from all ages and from all walks of life, obeyed to the fullest extent.
c. almost 90 percent of the women and about 60 percent of the men stopped administering shocks even though the experimenter said, "The experiment requires that you continue."
d. about 90 percent of the older adults and about 60 percent of the students stopped administering shocks even though the experimenter said, "The experiment requires that you continue."
Answer: b
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a. somatic nervous system b. parasympathetic nervous system c. sympathetic nervous system d. cerebellum
The rare sleep disorder characterized by sudden extreme sleepiness, causing a person to lose all muscle tone and directly enter a kind of REM sleep state is ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Knowing the experiment's purpose can alter participants' behavior. This is a major problem with
a. debriefing. b. informed consent. c. archival research. d. basic research.